respiratory system !!!

how does the process of taking a breath start?

• You breath in

• The brain signals the diaphragm and other muscles to tighten

• The heart pumps air into the lungs
• Air is exhaled first, then you inhalation

the central organ in the respiratory system is the

Lung are ...

• Giant balloons expanding

• Hard and tough like a wall

• fragile like glass

• large and spongy

What do the ribs do?

• Protect the lungs

• Assist in hearing
• Aid in vision
• Help in digestion

Why is the right lung bigger than the left because...

• The right lung is more efficient

• The left lung has to make space for the heart.
• The left lung is used more frequently
• The right lung is closer to the heart

The right lung has _____ lobes

The left lung has _____ lobes

What are tiny hair in the nose that traps germs called?

• mucus
• flagella
• villi
• cilia

After taking a breath the air goes down the ...

• trachea
• bronchi
• esophagus
• lungs

After the air travels through the windpipe, or trachea it branches off to ...

• esophagus
• alveoli
• lungs
• bronchi